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- 8 Feb 1851 - 14 Feb 1851 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1851
Date of death: 14 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn of face, neck, & arms. Viscera quite healthy
Disease (standardised): Burn (Face, neck, arms)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'While playing with the fire the dress was accidentally burnt & the child was soon enveloped in flames. He was immediately brought to the hospital, when he was found to be extensively & not very superficially burnt on the face, arms, head, neck & chest. As he must have inhaled some of the fire the lips & tongue were found scorched’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma / accident
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- Hawkins, Caesar Henry (Subject)
- Holl, Harvey Buchanan (Subject)
- Ogle, John William (Subject)
- Blagden, Robert (Subject)